Vocabulary
If you are _____, you can wait for something without complaining.
patient
How does the boy describe the cranberries?
Tart and Tangy
Where does the book say May Day is celebrated with baskets and a wishing for a sweet spring?
Austin, Texas, USA (and other states in the country)
Is the story about different ways to play soccer or different places that play soccer?
different places that play soccer
What are the 3 types of connections you can make with a text?
Text to self, Text to world (community), Text to Text
When you ______ something big, you lift, pull, or push it.
heave
In the middle of the story, where is the boy when he is first able to eat the cranberries?
at the receiving station (the place where the cranberries go to get sold)
What details in May Day around the World help us make a prediction before we read?
The pictures and Headings
Name the 10 countries in the story Goal!
Brazil, U.S.A., Spain, England, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, China, New Zealand
Story Structure has what 3 parts?
Beginning, Middle and End
If you _____ something, you held it tightly.
clutched
In the beginning of the story, what does the family do first when preparing the cranberries to be picked?
What is the Central Idea of the story May Day around the World?
People celebrate spring in many different ways throughout the world
(some things are similar, such as spending time with family, friends and neighbors, traditions and using bright colors and flowers to welcome spring)
What is the Central Idea of the story Goal!?
Anyone can play soccer-Anywhere in the world
What are 2 times when you can Make a Prediction?
As you read
Being in _____ means living together in a peaceful way.
harmony
At the end of the story, the boy mentions his favorite time of year. What is his favorite time of year and why?
Fall, because fall means its time for cranberries!
What did you need to do if you made a prediction about May Day Around the World, and you were incorrect?
Make a new prediction!
Give an example of each kind of connection to the text you can make with the story Goal!
ANSWERS WILL VARY
give an example of Text to Self, Text to World (community) Text to Text
What piece of information do you need before you determine the Central Idea of a story?
You need to know the TOPIC